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Scientific Revolution
Naming scientists/accomplisments
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History
9th Grade
06/16/2015
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Isaac Newton
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Law of gravitation, 3 Laws of Motion, Calculus
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Albert Einstein
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Theory of relativity, E=mc2
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Enrico Fermi
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Developed quantum theory, first nuclear reactor "one of the fathers of the atomic bomb"
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Marie Curie
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Conducted research on radioactivity, first woman to receive Nobel Prize
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Thomas Edison
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Invented the light bulb, phonograph, kinetoscope, etc.
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Catholic Church Views
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- Geocentric Theory - God prioritized them
- Attacks Galileo/Copernicus work
- Fears that reason will weaken faith
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